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Leckwith Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of early Welsh bridge construction, serving as a crossing point over a local watercourse. Built in stone with characteristic medieval design, the bridge demonstrates the engineering practices employed for transport infrastructure during the medieval era. The monument remains significant for understanding the development of communication routes and settlement patterns in the Vale of Glamorgan during the medieval period.
Leckwith Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM014. View the official record →
Leckwith Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM014.
Leckwith Bridge dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Leckwith Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British Farmstead, Dinas Powys Common (4.4 km), Cogan Deserted Medieval Village (5.2 km), Middleton Moated Site (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Leckwith Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Leckwith Bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.